Strong House Interior Pole

Description

Inside the Strong House were two unusual carved posts each representing a supernatural snag with potlatch cylinders. These were placed at the back of the house under the central pair of rafters. C. F.‏ (Charles Frederick) Newcombe,‏ ‎1851-1924 purchased both and sent one to the Field Museum of Natural History and the other to the Smithsonian Institution.

Physical location
Canadian Museum of History
Subject (Geographic)
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Identifier
Tanu21
Terms of use
You may use this work as permitted by applicable licenses, fair dealing and other exceptions under copyright legislation in your jurisdiction. For guidance on seeking further permissions, contact SFU Special Collections and Rare Books (scrb@sfu.ca).